We focused on the analysis of biological parameters of two different abundant populations of Dipetalogaster maximus (Uhler) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) from northwestern Mexico. The biological parameters were related to hatching of eggs, life cycle, and meal needed for molting by each instar of two populations from environmentally similar areas (El Fandango and San Dionisio) with a similar number of available hosts as blood meal sources. The D. maximus populations from the two locations were evaluated and compared. No significant differences (P>0.05) were recorded for the average hatching time of the two cohorts. The median egg-to-adult development time and the number of blood meals at each nymphal group were significantly shorter (P<0.05) for the El Fandango cohort. The number of obtained females at the end of the cycles, number of eggs laid, and rate of egg hatching were significantly higher (P<0.05) for the El Fandango cohort. These results contribute to the estimation of abundances of the studied populations of D. maximus in areas where many tourists go for camping and have an increased risk of being bitten and infected by this species.
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1 June 2018
Life History of Two Abundant Populations of Dipetalogaster maximus (Uhler, 1894) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Northwestern Mexico
José Alejandro Martínez-Ibarra,
Benjamín Nogueda-Torres,
Anahí Citlalli Cárdenas-Barón,
Oziel Dante Montañez-Valdez,
Rafael Bustos-Saldaña,
Karla Mirella Meillón-Isáis
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Journal of Vector Ecology
Vol. 43 • No. 1
June 2018
Vol. 43 • No. 1
June 2018
Chagas disease
Dipetalogaster maximus
laboratory conditions
Mexico
triatomines
Trypanosoma cruzi transmission